Shreveport's David Toms may have the least-powerful swing on the PGA Tour, but he gets the most out of it. Starting in 2013, the former LSU golfer will pick and choose his schedule to suit his game.

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Even at 45, David Toms can still compete against the world's elite golfers -- Sunday's runner-up finish following a final-round 63 at the McGladrey Classic served as evidence. However, in order to vie for a 14th PGA Tour victory and beyond, Toms understands he has to do so on his terms.

Last week's Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Club (Ga.) barely measured 7,000 yards - a length considered pitch-and-putt compared to the 7,700-yard-plus venues that litter the Tour. But it's a course Toms must take advantage of these days.

"With the state of the game, I have to play well when I have those ...